| 单词 | shy |
| 释义 | shy (once / 256 pages) 1adjv 2vnadj Making small talk is not much fun for a shy person. Shy means being nervous or reserved around other people, especially in a social situation. Someone who's extremely shy might blush or stammer when talking to a group of people. Shy can also mean "tending to avoid," like when someone is "camera shy," or if they "shy away" from being straightforward. The Old English root scēoh, "easily frightened," originally only referred to a horse, and came from a Germanic root meaning "scare." WORD FAMILYshy: shied, shier, shies, shiest, shyed, shyer, shyest, shying, shyly, shyness, shys+/shyness: shynesses USAGE EXAMPLESButler was a point shy of his career high, which he got Jan. 14, 2016 at Philadelphia. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) By some counts the states are a half-dozen shy of the number needed to force a convention on that subject. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) It is barely shy of the $400 million mark globally, Disney officials report. Los Angeles Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1 1adj lacking self-confidence Syn|Ant diffident, timid, unsure confident having or marked by confidence or assurance assuredmarked by assurance; exhibiting confidence cocksure, overconfident, positivemarked by excessive confidence reassuredhaving confidence restored; freed from anxiety self-assured, self-confidentshowing poise and confidence in your own worth 2adj wary and distrustful; disposed to avoid persons or things shy of strangers Syn wary marked by keen caution and watchful prudence 3v start suddenly, as from fright 2Hyper jump, start, startle move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm 1v throw quickly Hyper throw propel through the air 2n a quick throw he gave the ball a shy to the first baseman Hyper throw the act of throwing (propelling something with a rapid movement of the arm and wrist) 3adj short eleven is one shy of a dozen Syn deficient, insufficient of a quantity not able to fulfill a need or requirement |
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